A trite expression or idea

• bromide

  1. Potassium bromide, KBr, used in medicine as a sedative
  2. A compound in which bromine is combined with a certain element, radical, etc., as silver bromide or methyl bromide
  3. Potassium bromide.

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  1. Potassium bromide, KBr, used in medicine as a sedative
  2. A compound in which bromine is combined with a certain element, radical, etc., as silver bromide or methyl bromide
  3. Potassium bromide.

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• cliché

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• commonplace

  1. A trite or obvious remark; truism; platitude
  2. (Obs.) A passage marked for reference or included in a commonplace book
  3. Something, especially an occurrence, that is ordinary or common:

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  1. A trite or obvious remark; truism; platitude
  2. (Obs.) A passage marked for reference or included in a commonplace book
  3. Something, especially an occurrence, that is ordinary or common:

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• platitude

  1. A trite or banal remark or statement, especially one expressed as if it were original or significant.
  2. A claim that is trivially true, to the point of being uninteresting.
  3. An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse; a cliché.

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  1. A trite or banal remark or statement, especially one expressed as if it were original or significant.
  2. A claim that is trivially true, to the point of being uninteresting.
  3. An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse; a cliché.

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• stereotype

  1. A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
  2. One that is regarded as embodying or conforming to a set image or type.
  3. (Printing) A metal printing plate cast from a matrix molded from a raised printing surface, such as type.

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  1. A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
  2. One that is regarded as embodying or conforming to a set image or type.
  3. (Printing) A metal printing plate cast from a matrix molded from a raised printing surface, such as type.

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• truism

  1. A statement that is obviously true or that is often presented as true:
  2. A self-evident or obvious truth.
  3. A statement the truth of which is obvious or well known; commonplace

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  1. A statement that is obviously true or that is often presented as true:
  2. A self-evident or obvious truth.
  3. A statement the truth of which is obvious or well known; commonplace

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